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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a bit like an Ikea desk assembled with your nondominant arm -- sleek and attractive, but likely to fall to pieces if you look at it too hard." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Poor |
 "The casting of real-life Iraq veteran Gregory D. Gadson as legless hero Mick Canales feels crassly manipulative... In a word: Miss!" |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Do you see yourself on screen? Is your particular situation addressed? Does the movie 'get it right'? It does, thanks mainly to its large and likable cast." |
| 4. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...never explains why, exactly, Israel embraced this dead soldier so tightly.... may resonate deepest with those who already know and love the story, and simply want to hear it again." |
| 5. |
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05/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a hugely offensive, outrageously funny farce... paints a deadly accurate picture of a dictatorial USA.... Just forgive yourself and keep laughing." |
| 6. |
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05/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A contrived comedy-drama, but worth seeing for the once-in-a-lifetime cast of England's finest." |
| 7. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...doesn't add anything new to the genre, but it's a surprisingly high-spirited and genuinely black-humored comedy." |
| 8. |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "A confused coming-of-age movie that feels too serious for tweens and too silly for anyone else." |
| 9. |
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05/04/12 |
Moderate |
 "Feels more like a rough cut than a finished film, but star-to-be Brit Marling is compelling as a disarmingly young and attractive cult leader." |
| 10. |
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05/04/12 |
Poor |
 "...boring, self-amused and unfunny..." |
| 11. |
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05/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a splashy, flashy, pass-the-popcorn extravaganza.... a movie that knows and deeply loves its audience, but it's funny, smart and good-natured enough to please the rest of us, too." |
| 12. |
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04/28/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Suitably icky entertainment, brightened a bit by Cusack as a wry-humored Poe." |
| 13. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "One of the year's best surprises, a lightning-fast, down-and-dirty action flick with Statham at the top of his game." |
| 14. |
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04/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "A mildly amusing romantic comedy, though it's hard to care much about two people kept apart by nothing but their own apathy." |
| 15. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "This brainy, zany treat may have adults laughing harder than kids, though the inventive claymation should please all viewers." |
| 16. |
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04/20/12 |
Weak |
 "Weepy and corny can be a good thing, but creepy and smutty? Not so much." |
| 17. |
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04/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Surprisingly engaging and often very funny, with a likable ensemble cast that overcomes the inevitable cliches." |
| 18. |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "Cute, of course, but also suprisingly compelling thanks to some unplanned-for plot-twists." |
| 19. |
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04/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an important and valuable film... But 'Bully' ignores the bulliers, a choice that plays to our sympathies but may undermine the movie's potential to effect change." |
| 20. |
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04/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...endlessly inventive and speeds along with a giddy, infectious energy. It's a rare bait and switch where what you get is far better than what you were expecting." |
